Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Animals at the Inn

My furry friends

The oldest inmate is Scooby Doo, called Scooby for short, a ridgeback that has been with the family for about 9 years?
We had a suricat, which is the emblem of Travellers Inn, but Travis was killed last year.
Shortly after a Pikanese puppy came into our lives called Elmo. The funny thing about this dog is that we all have a different name for him.  The staff call him Omo, Paul calls him Parra, I sometimes call him Brakkebol, and so on.

Debbie and Lienkie adopted a stray cat that turned out to be pregnant. 
She had a litter of four kittens, and before we could spay her, had another litter of 6 kittens. 

They kept one of the first litter, but we got homes for the whole second litter. She looks a lot like her mother.

 
Between all of this they found a cat in the storeroom that had a broken leg.

They took it to the vet who had to amputate the leg, so now it is called Tripod or Driewiel.
Our Bar lady Erica and her worsie Zoe.

I also do some housesitting now and again.  They have 3 kats and 2 dogs, but that would be overdoing it.

Where?

North West Province of South Africa

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I used a Canon 400D Camera with a Canon 300mm Lens

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Olifantsnek Dam

Olifantsnek Dam and Surrounds
The dam is in the background, with sunflowers yellow in the foreground.

What a ride.  I'll pass thank you very please.

Olifantsnek dam is not too far from Buffelspoort Dam where you can take part in motorised sports.  Here only kitesurfing, sailing, and wind-driven sports are permitted. 

Where?

North West Province of South Africa

Canon Camera

I used a Canon 400D Camera with a Canon 300mm Lens

Links to blogs - Events since I left Cape Town on 1 April 2012

Utopia Nov 2012
Buffelspoort Dam Nov 2012
Olifantsnek Dam Feb 2012
PilanesbergAug 2012
Photography Course Oct 2012
Margaret Roberts Herb Farm
Dikhololo Game Farm July 2012
Overberg April 2012 till end June 2012
Living in Rustenburg July 2012 to date
Broke my arm in August 2012
Cape Town Dec 2012 - to paint my flat and put Hugh's stuff in storage
Mpumalanga Feb 2013 - Kruger Park Lodge - to follow


Pilanesberg Game Reserve

A day at Pilanesberg Game Reserve

Hippo family, sunning their hides.
There was a lot of birdlife. I saw terapins swimming, and a baby crocodile in the reeds.

Elephants, giraffe, zebra, and the normal plethora of antelope, bushpigs, and the like scedaddled around.

There were much less animals to see than I remembered when I lived here in the mid 1980's, but it might be because of the good rainfall the past few months and the waterholes being full, as well as the bush being lush. Pilanesberg is quite a large reserve.

Where?

Pilanesberg near Rustenburg and right next to Sun City
North West Province of South Africa

Canon Camera

I used a Canon 400D Camerawith a Canon 300mm Lens
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Links to other events since I left Cape Town on 1 April 2012

Utopia Nov 2012
Buffelspoort Dam Nov 2012
Olifantsnek Dam Feb 2012
Pilanesberg Aug 2012
Photography Course Oct 2012
Margaret Roberts Herb Farm
Dikhololo Game Farm July 2012
Overberg April 2012 till end June 2012
Living in Rustenburg July 2012 to date
 - my furry friends at the Inn
Broke my arm in August 2012
Cape Town Dec 2012 - paint my flat and put Hugh's stuff in storage
Mpumalanga Trip Feb 2013

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Buffelspoort Dam

Fun on Buffelspoort Dam

A day in the sun, braaiing, riding inner tyre tubes and other fandangles, with a few drinkies to round off the day. F-a-b-u-l-o-u-s!

Here speedboats and other motorised watersports are allowed. 

Not so at Olifantsnek dam, this is much more sedate and only sailing and so on is permitted.

Utopia

Utopia Holiday Resort

My family came here when I was still at school.  It brought back many happy memories.  I also met one of my boyfriends here, an artist, that later became an architect. I even competed for 'Miss Utopia'.

It is no longer open to day visitors, but you can buy timeshare, or buy a plot with or without a house on it.  It is situated in the Magalsburg mountain range.  The landscape is beautiful here.
The houses are mostly a-frame thatched buildings.  It has a paddling pool and a swimming pool fr adults, pub, restaurant, the river runs through the property, and there are many walks in the viscinity.

Canon amera

I used a Canon 400D camera with a Canon 300mm lens

Where

North West Province of South Africa

List of blog posts for events since I left Cape Town on 1 April 2012


Utopia Nov 2012
Buffelspoort Dam Nov 2012
Olifantsnek Dam Feb 2012
PilanesbergAug 2012
Photography Course Oct 2012
Margaret Roberts Herb Farm
Dikhololo Game Farm July 2012
Overberg April 2012 till end June 2012
Living in Rustenburg July 2012 to date
Broke my arm in August 2012
Cape Town Dec 2012 - to paint my flat and put Hugh's stuff into storage
Mpumalanga Feb 2013 - Kruger Park Lodge - to follow

Photography Course in October 2012

Have my Photographic Skills Improved?

I'm not sure my Photographic skills have improved at all, but at least I have an idea.  Practicing time has been at a premium, so have reverted to automatic setting as I take too long when I'm in a hurry to get the settings right.  No time for experimentation.

Practicals

We did a fashion shoot with a model at some ruins just outside Rustenburg.
We did a nighttime shoot at Sun City.
We did a wildlife shoot at Getlane Game Reserve on the outskirts of Rustenburg.

 Fashion Shoot


Sun City

(not so great 'cause it is one of 3; the underexposed shot for a combined pic)

Getlane Game Reserve

the beautiful bushveld landscape

Canon Camera

I used  a Canon 400D with a Canon lens 300mm
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Where?

 

Links to the other blog posts - since I left Cape Town in April last year

Utopia Jan 2013
Buffelspoort Dam Nov 2012
Olifantsnek Dam Feb 2013
Pilanesberg Aug 2012
Photography Course Oct 2012
Margaret Roberts Herb Farm August 2012
Dikhololo Game Farm July 2012
Overberg April till end June 2012
Living in Rustenburg July 2012 to date
Broke my arm in August 2012
Cape Town Dec 2012 - to paint my flat and organise storage for Hugh
Mpumalanga Feb 2013 Kruger Park Lodge

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Margaret Roberts Herb Farm

Margaret Roberts Herb Farm


The dining room looks like a hospital ward/hall, but the food was tasty and out of the ordinary.  There were herbs and flowers in the salad and it looked really colorful and festive.  I enjoyed the lavendar and pear cheesecake, the coffee was also definitely drinkable.

I thought there would be a greater variety herbs in the garden, fresh herbs for sale, or at least more herby plants to buy in the nursery.

However, there are great soaps, ointments, oils, lotions and potions to pick and choose in the shop.

For kids there is a fairy garden and fairy shop, not my cuppa tea.

I don't seem to have photos of this excursion, disappeared.

Its near Hartbeespoort (Dam) in North West Province of South Africa